Hi all,
Stayed at the Yacht Club from 12/27 to 1/1. Some little tidbits:
-The Beach Club will start to have its rooms refurbished in the same manner as the Yacht Club did last year. I must say, the new furnishings in the Yacht are wonderful. The concierge floor at the Beach Club will be closed in January to start the renovations (fifth floor).
-Don't count your chickens before they're hatched alert: According to my source, the Spain pavilion negotiations have hit a snag. Even as the mini-pavilion is being kept open with Spanish cast members (LOVED the sherry), there is some disagreement about the main pavilion contract (suprise, suprise).
-The walls on the top of the Mexican pavilion (the pyramid--Aztec or Mayan?) have been removed and replaced with glass. It is quite easy to notice. Does anyone know what this is for? Is it a new premium Illuminations viewing location?
-During the busy new year's period, the decline in preventative maintenance was evident. I was evacuated from both the Great Movie Ride and Big Thunder Mountain due to a breakdown; fast pass broke down on Space Mountain, Big Thunder, and the Tower of Terror; Test Track opened late due to mechanical problems on both the 31st and 1st. Maybe I just had bad luck on this past trip, but it seemed like there were more problems than usual.
-As I state after every trip, PLEASE give the WDW POTC a much needed rehab! It is disheartening when the lips of the audioanimotronics don't even quiver when they are supposed to be speaking.
-Timekeeper was open!
-From the dining area for the Flame Tree BBQ, people in my party and I saw some wooden steaks in the ground with orange tape wrapped around them--just to the right of the Kali Rapids along the water (someone brought binoculars to look at animals, they spotted them--they definately were NOT water plants). Could these be test measurements for that E-ticket we used to hear grumblings about?
-Apparently, the pleading has begun again by the studio to bring Indy to that park.
-The groundbreaking for Hong Kong Disneyland will happen this month, and the park will not be as "minimal" as we have heard (at least according to my source--he was headed there).
Stayed at the Yacht Club from 12/27 to 1/1. Some little tidbits:
-The Beach Club will start to have its rooms refurbished in the same manner as the Yacht Club did last year. I must say, the new furnishings in the Yacht are wonderful. The concierge floor at the Beach Club will be closed in January to start the renovations (fifth floor).
-Don't count your chickens before they're hatched alert: According to my source, the Spain pavilion negotiations have hit a snag. Even as the mini-pavilion is being kept open with Spanish cast members (LOVED the sherry), there is some disagreement about the main pavilion contract (suprise, suprise).
-The walls on the top of the Mexican pavilion (the pyramid--Aztec or Mayan?) have been removed and replaced with glass. It is quite easy to notice. Does anyone know what this is for? Is it a new premium Illuminations viewing location?
-During the busy new year's period, the decline in preventative maintenance was evident. I was evacuated from both the Great Movie Ride and Big Thunder Mountain due to a breakdown; fast pass broke down on Space Mountain, Big Thunder, and the Tower of Terror; Test Track opened late due to mechanical problems on both the 31st and 1st. Maybe I just had bad luck on this past trip, but it seemed like there were more problems than usual.
-As I state after every trip, PLEASE give the WDW POTC a much needed rehab! It is disheartening when the lips of the audioanimotronics don't even quiver when they are supposed to be speaking.
-Timekeeper was open!
-From the dining area for the Flame Tree BBQ, people in my party and I saw some wooden steaks in the ground with orange tape wrapped around them--just to the right of the Kali Rapids along the water (someone brought binoculars to look at animals, they spotted them--they definately were NOT water plants). Could these be test measurements for that E-ticket we used to hear grumblings about?
-Apparently, the pleading has begun again by the studio to bring Indy to that park.
-The groundbreaking for Hong Kong Disneyland will happen this month, and the park will not be as "minimal" as we have heard (at least according to my source--he was headed there).
